Ragnar Ragnarsson

Ragnar Ragnarsson was a Danish Viking general and the son of Earl Ragnar. He was one of the commanders of the Great Heathen Army, fighting at the Battle of Ashdown in 871.

Biography
Ragnar Ragnarsson was the son of Earl Ragnar, and he accompanied his father on the Great Heathen Army's invasion of England in 865. He fought at the Siege of York in 866 and became an older brother figure to Uhtred of Bebbanburg, the son of a slain Northumbrian nobleman who was raised by his Norse captors. Ragnar campaigned in Ireland in 867, but he returned when his father was murdered by his disgruntled ship captain Kjartan; Uhtred and Ragnar decided to avenge Earl Ragnar's death by hunting down Kjartan. Ragnar commanded a part of Guthrum's army during his campaign against Alfred the Great in 871, capturing the town of Wareham. After the Battle of Edington, Ragnar was one of the Danish hostages sent to Alfred to ensure a continued peace. In 878, he ultimately succeeded in avenging his father by dueling Kjartan to the death during his assault on Kjartan's keep at Dunholm.